Y2K Check

[Clyde Hollinger]

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Del,
I am about as far away as you can get from being a Y2K or computer
specialist, which is probably obvious.  Someone else on this list said
don't worry about it.  I thought it was worth passing on, just in case.
Someone else will need to answer your questions.

HNY,
Clyde

Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

> Uh.  Won't "00" be the abbreviation for the year 2000? Besides, I am
> running MS Windows...how am I supposed to tell if I have a Y2K bug or
> not.  Won't it pretty much be crash and run as
> usual? Regards, Del ---------------------------------------------------
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Clyde Hollinger
>      To: pianotech@ptg.org
>      Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 4:41 AM
>      Subject: Re: Y2K Check
>
>
>     > Pianotech friends,
>     >
>     > I am sending this message to you because I just got it
>     > from a relative and believe it may save some of you some
>     > big headaches tomorrow. When I received this and checked
>     > my computers I found they both needed to be changed, even
>     > though I had them both checked for Y2K compatibility many
>     > months ago.  I don't know how important this is, but I
>     > fixed mine and I recommend you check yours.  If you are
>     > running Windows, this is an easy  fix for a Y2K problem
>     > everyone should do, so I'm told.
>     >
>     > Regards,
>     > Clyde Hollinger, RPT
>     >
>     > TEST
>     >
>     > 1 . Double click on "My Computer".
>     >
>     > 2. Double click on "Control Panel".
>     >
>     > 3. Double click on "Regional Settings" icon.
>     >
>     > 4. Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page.
>     >
>     > 5. Where it says, "Short Date Sample", look and see if it
>     > shows a "two digit" year. It probably does. That's the
>     > default setting for Windows 95, Windows 98 and NT. This
>     > date RIGHT HERE is the date that feeds application
>     > software and WILL NOT rollover in the year 2000. It will
>     > roll over to 00.
>     >
>     > 6. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of "Short Date
>     > Style"
>     >
>     > 7. Select the option mm/dd/yyyy. (Be sure your selection
>     > has four Y's, not two)
>     >
>     > 8. Click "OK".
>     >
>     > Easy enough to fix. However, every single installation of
>     > Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K rollover.
>     > Please feel free to pass this on to your friends and
>     > associates.
>     >
>     >
>

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